Fw: Your testimony Monday will help get waiver bill passed,

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TX Ladies,

Please contact your HHR Rep., ASAP!

Many thanks, mm

Martha Murdock, DirectorNational Silicone Implant Foundation | Dallas Headquarters"Supporting Survivors of Medical Implant Devices"4416 Willow LaneDallas, TX 75244-7537

----- Original Message ----- From: Texas Campaign for Women's Health

TCWH Coalition

Cc: TCWH Steering Committee

Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 1:20 PM

Subject: Your testimony Monday will help get waiver bill passed,

Dear Coalition partners,HB 2606, by Rep. (D-Houston)--a bill calling for the state to apply for the Medicaid Waiver for Women's Health-- is scheduled for a hearing in the House Human Services Committee on Monday. I am working with Rep. 's office to round up people to testify for its passage. Your input would very much help this bill move along.The hearing is scheduled on Monday for 2:30 pm in the Capitol Extension room E2.014.Please contact me if you can come and just say a few words on behalf of your organization, or as an individual, in support of the bill. Call me at 512-448-4857 or email me at Lramsey@....Info on the bill follows. Please distribute his info widely! Also, contact me if you need more info on the bill or the waiver.LesleyThe bill calls for the establishment of a demonstration project -- through the application of an 1115 Medicaid Waiver -- to expand women's health care services. Women 18-years or older with an income at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level would qualify for services including: (1) medical history; (2) physical examination; (3) counseling and education on contraceptive methods; (4) provision of contraceptives; (5) health screenings, including screening for: (A) diabetes; ( cervical cancer; © breast cancer; (D) sexually transmitted diseases; (E) hypertension; (F) cholesterol; and (G) tuberculosis; (6) risk assessment; and (7) referral of medical problems to appropriate providers.The bill calls for a simplified eligibility process and 12-months continuous eligibility for women who qualify. It's a great bill and you can help it pass!

What you can do right now:€ Contact members of the House Human Services Committee TODAY and tell them you support HB 2606.Chair: Rep. Uresti (D, San ) Phone: (512) 463-0714 Fax: (512) 463-1448Vice-Chair: Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) Phone: (512) 463-0668 Fax: (512) 463-8022Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth (R-Burleson) Phone: (512) 463-0538 Fax: (512) 463-6551Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Center) Phone: (512) 463-0556 Fax: (512) 463-5896Rep. McCall (R-Plano) Phone: (512) 463-0594 Fax: (512) 463-5896Rep. Sid (R-ville) Phone: (512) 463-0628 Fax: (512) 463-3644Rep. Dora Olivo (D-Rosenberg) Phone: (512) 463-0494 Fax: (512) 463-1403Rep. Elvira Reyna (R-Mesquite) Phone: (512) 463-0464 Fax: (512) 463-1492Rep. Mike Villarreal (D-San ) Phone: (512) 463-0532 Fax: (512) 463-7675€ Send written testimony to me with your personal stories of how expanding services in this way could have benefited or will benefit you. Fax your letters to me at 512-448-3373; or email them to LRamsey@....***************************************************Lesley RamseyProject DirectorTexas Campaign for Women's Health905-A W. OltorfAustin, Texas 78704(512) 448-4857(512) 448-3373 fax

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ATTn: TX Ladies,

Please Call Lynne Ramsey on Monday AM

Martha Murdock, DirectorNational Silicone Implant Foundation | Dallas Headquarters"Supporting Survivors of Medical Implant Devices"4416 Willow LaneDallas, TX 75244-7537

----- Original Message ----- From: Texas Campaign for Women's Health

TCWH Coalition

Cc: TCWH Steering Committee

Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:20 PM

Subject: Your testimony Monday will help get waiver bill passed,

Dear Coalition partners,HB 2606, by Rep. (D-Houston)--a bill calling for the state to apply for the Medicaid Waiver for Women's Health-- is scheduled for a hearing in the House Human Services Committee on Monday. I am working with Rep. 's office to round up people to testify for its passage. Your input would very much help this bill move along.The hearing is scheduled on Monday for 2:30 pm in the Capitol Extension room E2.014.Please contact me if you can come and just say a few words on behalf of your organization, or as an individual, in support of the bill. Call me at 512-448-4857 or email me at Lramsey@....Info on the bill follows. Please distribute his info widely! Also, contact me if you need more info on the bill or the waiver.LesleyThe bill calls for the establishment of a demonstration project -- through the application of an 1115 Medicaid Waiver -- to expand women's health care services. Women 18-years or older with an income at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level would qualify for services including: (1) medical history; (2) physical examination; (3) counseling and education on contraceptive methods; (4) provision of contraceptives; (5) health screenings, including screening for: (A) diabetes; ( cervical cancer; © breast cancer; (D) sexually transmitted diseases; (E) hypertension; (F) cholesterol; and (G) tuberculosis; (6) risk assessment; and (7) referral of medical problems to appropriate providers.The bill calls for a simplified eligibility process and 12-months continuous eligibility for women who qualify. It's a great bill and you can help it pass!

What you can do right now:€ Contact members of the House Human Services Committee TODAY and tell them you support HB 2606.Chair: Rep. Uresti (D, San ) Phone: (512) 463-0714 Fax: (512) 463-1448Vice-Chair: Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) Phone: (512) 463-0668 Fax: (512) 463-8022Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth (R-Burleson) Phone: (512) 463-0538 Fax: (512) 463-6551Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Center) Phone: (512) 463-0556 Fax: (512) 463-5896Rep. McCall (R-Plano) Phone: (512) 463-0594 Fax: (512) 463-5896Rep. Sid (R-ville) Phone: (512) 463-0628 Fax: (512) 463-3644Rep. Dora Olivo (D-Rosenberg) Phone: (512) 463-0494 Fax: (512) 463-1403Rep. Elvira Reyna (R-Mesquite) Phone: (512) 463-0464 Fax: (512) 463-1492Rep. Mike Villarreal (D-San ) Phone: (512) 463-0532 Fax: (512) 463-7675€ Send written testimony to me with your personal stories of how expanding services in this way could have benefited or will benefit you. Fax your letters to me at 512-448-3373; or email them to LRamsey@....***************************************************Lesley RamseyProject DirectorTexas Campaign for Women's Health905-A W. OltorfAustin, Texas 78704(512) 448-4857(512) 448-3373 fax